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What do you do when your grandsons can't make it home for Thanksgiving? If you're Yvonne H., you send Thanksgiving to them. The Situation Yvonne's twin grandsons, Ben and Jesse, were serving as missionaries in Uruguay and Panama — the...

Concerns about commercial pet food have pushed a lot of owners toward cooking for their pets themselves — done right, a home-cooked diet can be a genuinely healthier option. The challenge has always been storage: fresh homemade pet food doesn't...

Most freeze-drying content covers the practical stuff — meals, produce, emergency storage. This is a look at the other end of the spectrum: what happens when someone with a genuine food-science streak starts experimenting. How This Started A food enthusiast...

Executive Summary Successful freeze drying begins long before you start your machine. From choosing fresh ingredients to packaging food properly after the cycle is complete, small habits can make a big difference in the quality of your results. Whether you're...

The stretch between the last school bell and dinner is exactly when kids reach for whatever's easiest — and that's usually not something you'd choose for them. These three freeze-dried recipes give them something to grab that's actually good for...

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share is a good option if you want genuinely fresh, local produce but don't have the time, space, or interest to grow it yourself. You pay a local farm for a share, and in exchange...

Freeze-drying your own food means you control exactly what's in it — no added preservatives, and no compromise on the nutrition packed into the food to begin with. These five foods are particularly worth the freezer-dryer's attention. 1. Salmon Salmon...

Lisa Barker grew up around food preservation — a backyard cherry tree marked the start of canning season every year, and the work continued through fall as apples, pumpkins, and root vegetables came in. It's a habit she learned from...

Preservatives show up in most packaged food today, which makes long-term storage tricky for anyone who'd rather avoid them — whether that's for personal preference, a hiking or camping trip where fresh food isn't practical, or building a genuine food...